The Beja Layered Gabbroic Sequence (Ossa-Morena Zone, Southern Portugal): Geochronology and geodynamic implications

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-157

  Jesus, Ana P ^a   Munha J ^a   Mateus, A ^a   Tassinari, C ^b   Nutman, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beja Igneous Complex; Palaeozoic magmatic activity in SW Iberian Variscides; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; OROGENIC BELT; P-T CONDITIONS; PASSIVE MARGIN; PORPHYRY; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; OSSA MORENA ZONE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347353350     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.20.139-157     Document Type: Article

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